The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-06-26
4 SOUTH AFRICAN DEsPOE.
A Ruler whose Soldiers nre His Slaves, ant
whose Name Excites Terror monE Man,
Trlbes-The King Cerrects n Missionary

A Ruler whose Soldiers nre His slaves, and
whose Name Excites Terror Among Many
Trlbes--The King Cerrects n Missisnary.
A few weeks ago despatch from South
Africa said that old men and women were be-
ing sacrificed as food for vultures almost daily
by King Lo Bengula in Matabeleland; that he
was raiding the surrounding tribes, killing the
men. and reducing the women and children to
slavery; and that thousands Of natives wore
nocking into the Transvsal to save their lives.
Since the fall Of Cetywayo. King Of the Zulus
Lo Bengula has been by far the most powerful
native ruler in South Africa. He Is the King Of
Matabeleland. north Of the Transvaal. and his
subjects arc Zulus themselves who were led
far north by Lo Bsngula's father many years
ago to found new Zulu empire. Every man
In Lo Bengula's country is q soldier. who can
not even marry without the Kings consent
No boy IL permitted to think he will ever be
worthy the name Of e man until he has killed
monarch The people and ali their belongings
are his. His soldiers can call nothing their
Own LAST sHS sar fst o4 asspo vivid idea
John MacEenzle He was contrasting the fee:
ana savass "ss d King
= The fBeohuana," said he. ARE, like little
birds the ;; q and hF
is 9nty one OF inc piras. One says , Tneep:
old fellow continued. holding up one finger,
others to o LISTEN and and o t Ae 20 i ~
Matabele society may be said to exist for the
onsd No srnsts san esxsesd That u
s hs sSSS' M esESd sss
on on me VOWEL we a Iii
The tribes to whom the name Of Lo Benguls
arts Of civilization. Some Of, them, like the
among the rbes q south neSi
the greatest variety Of crops, are the best iron
whose only trade is war. and who have 9 great
sas q %
last year the miserable state Of abjeot fear In
nsGos ys s
q rude Iaddsrs' WHICH they pull up attsr sSsn
tEss sodsry now
TOOK s Whits mSn 70 push
his way into Mat abeie land for the purpose q
founding a, mission citation there. Dr.. Moffatt
which still s5ists; The WissIonales worked
s se q DS5s5o sSsy r Ma
belle were baptized in the Christian faith. In
gGySs the missionaries have had good
they have had some very comioal aud strange
Ono day a missionary was preaching to a
large crowd, among whom tho King was an at.
tentive listener; The white man remarked that
S %ons listen as s rssd If tho q sshs God
THAT'S ths RsGs az The h ton &,
lie 50 fsnSa
necessary to change the subject Of his dis
After the missionaries got to be an old story
i9q tbs hard work to get anybody
TO practice that has been in vogue among
s.Fess 5 MSw York who
eness On the way to the service the Mission SION
he n neope fk k s ssRe always Gs@s
"a as s sasIe "
held out longer than the provisions. most Of
Would ask foee reward sa n for t Ea
LS Bengnls has usually treated white men
trader hundred head pf cattle and some goods 90
ss for he Of his
somo ssnSe OF humor Once, after he had
swooped Gown upon old Chief Sekhomo OF
head Of cattle over into his own country. he
heard that Q white man from Sekhome's capi.
tai had arrived and wished to SOC him.
Well" said the King. drive up Sekhome's
COWS and milk them for Sekhome's white man.
This Jolly old dospot cannot continue much
longer to be the bully OF South Africa. The
british have establlshed proteGtorats over
lts stamping ground Of Lo Benguia's army,
and nave notified the King that his savage
Grated. Mr.. Mackenzie and other travellers
Sayd fh 2, ne gold bearing quartz Of Moshona-
d iu " OF hurRasSlng richness, aud that somo
are now swarmiLg, into the Transvaai The
WVlnSs Of 10 Bengula's depotic power are des-
the case Of Cetywayo, that this terror OF the
eouth African tribes will somo day wear a suit
o person. O-' VI
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